Diamond of Istanbul

When completed, it will rise 63 floors above ground level and reach an above-ground height of 311 meters.

Its design, by Dome Architecture of Istanbul, comprises three steel wings connected to the central (concrete) elevator core.

The steel wings rise from the common podium of a shopping mall comprising five floors - three above-ground and two below.

The construction of the project began in February 2002 with the start of demolition of an old nine-floor office building on the plot.

Due to the space limitations around the construction site - the site is situated on one of the busiest transport arteries of Istanbul, Buyukdere Avenue - and to minimize the impact of construction activities on the traffic, all concrete pouring activities using concrete mixer trucks are performed at night.